Hida-Furukawa Station

Hida-Furukawa Station (飛騨古川駅, Hida-Furukawa-eki) is a railway station on the Takayama Main Line in the city of Hida, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

Hida-Furukawa Station 飛騨古川駅
Hida-Furukawa Station in 2023
General information
Location	Furukawa-cho, Kanamori-cho, Hida-shi, Gifu-ken 509-4225 Japan
Coordinates	36°14′12″N 137°11′23″E
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Takayama Main Line
Distance	151.3 km from Gifu
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
History
Opened	October 25, 1934; 90 years ago (1934-10-25)
Location Hida-Furukawa Station Location within Gifu Prefecture Show map of Gifu Prefecture Hida-Furukawa Station Hida-Furukawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Hida-Furukawa Station is served by the Takayama Main Line linking Gifu in Gifu Prefecture with Toyama in Toyama Prefecture. It is located 151.3 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Gifu.

Layout

The station has one ground-level side platform and one island platform, connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Takayama Main Line	for Toyama for Takayama and Gero
2, 3	■ Takayama Main Line	for Takayama and Gero

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Takayama Main Line
Hida-Kokufu		Local		Sugisaki
Takayama		Limited Express Hida		Inotani or Terminus

History

The station opened on 25 October 1934.^[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central.^[1]

Surrounding area

• National Route 41
• Hida City Office
• Hida City Library

• 
  Hida City Office in October 2016
• 
  Hida City Library in October 2016

In popular culture

The view of the station platforms from the same position as portrayed in the film Your Name

The station appeared in the 2016 animated film Your Name.^[2]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan